What does "Honey" mean in the Bible?
Palestine still is, almost without metaphor, "a land flowing with milk and honey," Ex 3:8, Lev 3:17. Honey appears in 46 verses across 19 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Honey?
HON'EY, HON'EYCOMB, Ps 19:10. Palestine still is, almost without metaphor, "a land flowing with milk and honey," Ex 3:8, Lev 3:17. It is remarkable for the variety of its flowers, reminding us of the promise: "With honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee," Ps 81:16. With such provision was John the Baptist fed. Besides these wild swarms, bee-keeping is carried so far in this country that almost every house possesses its hives. The syrup obtained from dates is supposed to be sometimes intended by the word "honey," 2 Chr 31:5. Dibs, or the syrup made from Grapes, which see, is also included under the term "honey." The figurative allusions of the sacred writers to honey and the honeycomb are striking and beautiful. Ps 19:10; Prov 5:3; 1 Chr 27:7. Milk and honey were the chief dainties of the earlier ages, as they are now of the Bedouins, and butter and honey are also mentioned among articles of food. 2 Sam 17:29; Isa 7:15. In South Africa bees deposit their honey on the surface of the cliffs of rocks, and for its protection cover it with a dark-colored wax. This, by the action of the weather, becomes hard and of the complexion of the rock. The traveller makes an incision in this wax covering, and by applying his mouth to the aperture sucks out as much honey as he wants, Deut 32:13. They also cover trees in the same manner. See Bee, Grapes.
Definition text: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible · 1898. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Honey?
Where does Honey appear in the Bible?
Honey is referenced in 46 verses across 19 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 1 Kings 14:3
- 1 Samuel 14:25
- 1 Samuel 14:26
- 1 Samuel 14:29
- 1 Samuel 14:43
- 2 Chronicles 31:5
- 2 Kings 18:32
- 2 Samuel 17:29
- Deuteronomy 6:3
- Deuteronomy 8:8
- Deuteronomy 11:9
- Deuteronomy 26:9
- Deuteronomy 26:15
- Deuteronomy 27:3
- Deuteronomy 31:20
- Deuteronomy 32:13
- Exodus 16:31
- Exodus 33:3
- Ezekiel 3:3
- Ezekiel 16:13
- Ezekiel 16:19
- Ezekiel 20:6
- Ezekiel 20:15
- Genesis 43:11
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These turn up in the same passages as Honey.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Honey?
Honey appears in 46 verses across 19 books, most often in Deuteronomy, which accounts for 8 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Honey?
Deuteronomy, Ezekiel, 1 Samuel, Numbers, Proverbs, Psalms, Exodus, Isaiah, and 11 more.
Where can I read every verse about Honey?
This page lists 24 of them. Protos carries all 46, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
